Remember, all you have to do to run a Messenger bot is start a conversation with it. You can either search for the bot’s name on Messenger.com or the mobile Messenger app (iOS, Android), or find the Facebook page (linked below) and send a message.

You can ask it for the forecast tomorrow, what the pollen count is going to be like (a crucial stat for those with allergies), and much more. Poncho will reply with the information you want, and throw in a few funny GIFs or memes to add to the fun.

MemeGenerator Bot is the quickest way to create a meme. Type a popular meme or select from the list. Add the top text and the bottom text when prompted. And boom, your meme is ready! You can just forward that to other people now. It’s the simplest, quickest thing you can imagine.

NewsBytes is one of the finest implementations of what a Facebook Messenger bot should be like. When you start chatting, it’ll ask if you want the latest news or a digest of today’s news. Select one to get a carousel of news.

This has happened to all of us. You’re in a group chat and one of your friends makes a reference that you’re unfamiliar with. So you open a new tab in Chrome, go to Wikipedia, and search for it. It’s a lot of steps when all you really need is a quick snippet more often than not.

The Alex WikiMessenger bot is the easier alternative. Just type anything and you’ll get a photo as well as a snippet of all the Wikipedia entries that match it. You can click any entry to read more, but often, just the 4–5 word description is good enough.

HealthTap is one of the best options for this, since all the advice is contributed by real doctors. Ask it a question, and it will search its database to match it with the available advice. A couple of clicks will give you the answer you’re looking for. Remember, the more doctors that agree with an answer on HealthTap, the more reliable it is likely to be.

Want to find out how your investments are doing today? A quick message to Unicorn Bay is all you need. For example, type “apple” or “AAPL” and Unicorn Bay will tell you how Apple is trading today on the stock market. You can add your favorite companies to a watchlist, so that just typing “Watchlist” will bring up all of their recent information.

You just came across something mysterious and cool. Maybe it’s a colorful bug, maybe it’s a weird object, maybe it’s one of the countless astonishing items at Wal-mart. You want to know what it is—nay, you need to know. The WTF Is That bot will give you an answer.

Instalocate tracks all planes across the world. So with one question, you can find out if your flight is on time, what time it’ll depart, or where in the world it is right now. That’s the kind of travel info that is actually helpful to get in a single line from a bot. And Instalocate does it flawlessly.

Whatson is a fun little game bot that you’ll find yourself getting addicted to. Don’t be surprised if you fire up Messenger in every five minute break and start playing this quiz game. Say “hi” and you’ll be ready to begin. Whatson asks a question, you select one of the three options.

The faster you answer, the more points you get. Incorrect answers get negative points. Streaks of correct answers get bonuses. It’s a blast, and you will soon find yourself competing with friends or strangers on the global leaderboard!

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All of the bots featured here are, in our opinion, the best in their respective categories. In fact, we’d dare say that these are the best Messenger bots you can play with right now.